B−
Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178
Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves Dodds, Spring Garden, Ina and Bonnie.
Students
217
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,571
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178
- School Grade B−: better than 48% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Spends 32% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.2% since 2020
- Debt of $0.2M, about $825 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Ina.
K–4Spring Garden Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Spring Garden Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Mount Vernon High SchoolMount Vernon Township High School District 201
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 85% at Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,571 per student · 32% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 62%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
239’20
228’21
224’22
217’23
217’24
Down 9.2% since 2020.
Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Hispanic <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201McClellan, Moores Prairie, Mount Vernon
$21,435per student
Benton Consolidated High School District 103Ewing, Northern
$19,692per student
Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115Ewing, Northern
$15,444per student
Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5Moores Prairie, Pendleton
$21,775per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.